Name the three tribes that we talked about that originated in the area of Latin America
Who are the Mayan, Inca and Aztecs?
100
On What continent is the Inca tribe located?
What is South America?
100
This is the capital city for the Aztecs.
What is Tenochitlan?
100
This was the capital city for the Mayan.
What is Palenque?
200
buildings used to study the sky and stars.
What are observatories?
200
Name one of the four areas that make up the area of Latin America.
What is Mexico ( South America, the Caribbean Islands and Central America)?
200
What is the Capital city for the Incas?
What is Cuzco?
200
In what country were the Aztecs located?
What is Mexico?
200
These 4 crops were extremely important to the Mayan way of life.
What are Maize, beans, squash and avocados?
300
floating gardens where the Aztecs planted their crops.
What is Chinampas?
300
Which of the four areas that make up Latin America is also a continent?
What is South America?
300
Name three types of crops or resources that the Inca used.
What are Llamas, Peanuts, Maize and potatoes?
300
The Aztecs had two major inventions or achievements. Name and describe one of them.
What is chinampas- floating gardens or causeways-bridges
300
Name two advances or inventions of the Mayan.
What are the ball game, calendar, number system, and writing system?
400
region going from central Mexico south to the northern border of Central America.
What is Mesoamerica?
400
What type of weather does Latin America generally have?
What is hot, wet and tropical?
400
Who was the Spanish Conqueror who took over the Inca territory in 1532?
Who is Francisco Pizarro?
400
in 1519 the Spanish arrived in Mexico. Besides the more advanced weaponry what other factor helped the Spanish conquer the Aztecs? "hint disease"
What is small pox?
400
Polytheistic means belief in many gods and All three tribes practiced a specific ritual to keep their gods happy.
What are Sacrifices?
500
labor system of the Incas in which people pay taxes through labor rather than money.
What is the Mita System?
500
Name two things the areas of Latin America have in common besides their locations.
What is the religion and they were all controlled by another country at some point.
500
What was the official language of the Inca?
What is Quechua?
500
This person conquered and defeated the Aztecs in 1521.
Who is Hernan Cortez?
500
Name two of the four reasons why the Mayan declined.
What is they Began to rebel against the government,
Warfare between city states broke out,
Not enough food for growing population and
Climate changes- droughts